Lukas Podolski thinks Arsenal should look to Germany for their next managerial appointment, after learning of Arsene Wenger’s imminent departure.

Last Friday, the Arsenal boss announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season. The hunt for a replacement should be well underway by now, and Podolski threw his opinion into the mix at the weekend.

“I am of the opinion that Arsenal would be good for a German manager,” he told Sunday’s Morgenpost am Sonntag. “This is my feeling. The club has been relying on German know-how for several years now.”

Presumably the 32-year-old is referring to the fairly strong German contingent at the club right now. Per Mertesacker is the club’s captain, and will take over managing the academy next season. Mesut Özil is the star of the team, and Shkodran Mustafi is the most vocal member of the defence.

Maybe a German manager could help build on those key pieces of the Arsenal puzzle and improve the team.

Here are the German coaches who have been linked with Arsenal in recent weeks:

1Julian Nagelsmann

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